Assessment 1 Case Study Report Template
Assessment 1 Case Study Report Template
Please use this template to develop your assignment 1 Case Study Report
(Title of your assignment)
Assessment 1 Case Study Report: PUBH6003: Student name, Student ID
Introduction (15 marks, 250 words)
Provide an overview of key characteristics of your chosen country such as:
Overall burden of disease for the chosen country (e.g prevalence/incidence, morbidity, mortality and life expectancy at birth)
Some health system indicators for the chosen country (e.g service utilisation/health service access, hospital bed density, availability of essential medicines and commodities, health worker density and distribution) (use any three of the stated indicators)
Describe your selected public health issue/problem and why it is a challenge for your chosen country
Include an overview of the assessment for the reader
Main body
Critically explain:
The concept of systems thinking and its application to public health issues (20 marks, 300 words)
The functioning of the health systems building blocks in relation to the chosen public health problem; include why the health issue is complex and requires the use of systems thinking (30 marks, 450 words)
How systems thinking can be used to strengthen the building blocks to reduce the chosen health issue for the chosen country (25 marks, 400 words)
Conclusion (100 words)
Provide a concise summary of all the ideas discussed in the assessment. New ideas should not be introduced at this stage (10 marks, general academic standards and criteria)
Note: All sections of the report must be backed by relevant literature from credible sources, such as text books, journal articles and reports. These should be cited using the APA 7th style.
References (10-12 references, APA 7th)
